The bombing of Guernica was the 26 April 1937and was an aerial attack on the Basque town of Guernica during the Spanish Civil War. It was carried out at the behest of the Spanish nationalist government by its allies, the German air force's Condor Legion and the Italian Aviazione Legionaria, under the code name Operation Rügen. The bombing is considered one of the first raids on a defenceless civilian population by a modern air force.
The number of victims of the attack is still disputed; the Basque government reported 1,654 people killed and 889 injured, although modern figures suggest between 126 (later revised by the authors of the study to 153) and 400 civilians died. Russian archives reveal 800 deaths on 1 May 1937, but this number may not include victims who later died of their injuries in hospitals.
Guernica in the Basque province of Biscay, and 30 kilometres east of Bilbao, has long been a centre of great significance to the Basque people. Its Gernikako Arbola is an oak tree that symbolizes traditional freedoms for the Biscayan people and, by extension, for the Basque people as a whole.
Not only was Guernica considered the identity of Basque, but it was also considered the spiritual capital of Basque people. Guernica has always been celebrated as the home of Basque liberties.
Not only was Guernica considered the identity of Basque, but it was also considered the spiritual capital of Basque people. Guernica has always been celebrated as the home of Basque liberties.
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